County poised for levy proposal

Hard times are coming for the sheriff’s department. That plaint has been made many times in recent years, and in a number of town halls, the local sheriff has done his best to make the issues clear.

“We are trying to get through some extremely challenging times,” said Lane County Sheriff Tom Turner at Wednesday’s Kiwanis meeting. He is holding the public meetings to determine the expectations of rural county residents, while expounding, in not so many words, “you get what you pay for.”